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Rafiuzzaman Sifat

Md. Rafiuzzaman Sifat, a CSE graduate turned into journalist, works at News Hour as a staff reporter. He has many years of experience in featured writing in different Bangladeshi newspapers. He is an active blogger, story writer and social network activist. He published a book named 'Se Amar Gopon' inEkushe boi mela Dhaka 2016. Sifat got a BSc. from Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh. He also works as an Engineer at Bangla Trac Communications Ltd. As an avid traveler and a gourmet food aficionado, he is active in publishing restaurant reviews and cutting-edge articles about culinary culture.

Taiwan shadows China carrier group after Xi warning

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Mar 21, 2018

Taiwan has sent ships and aircraft to shadow a Chinese aircraft carrier group through the narrow Taiwan Strait, its defense ministry said on Wednesday, after Chinese President Xi Jinping offered his strongest warning against Taiwan separatism...
Three buses leave Russian embassy in London as expelled diplomats head to Moscow

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Mar 20, 2018

Three buses with diplomatic number plates left the Russian embassy in London on Tuesday as 23 diplomats who were expelled by Prime Minister Theresa May over a military-grade nerve toxin attack headed back to Moscow. Russian...
School safety bill passes House, no action on gun control

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Mar 15, 2018

The U.S. House of Representatives approved spending more money on metal detectors, locks and other school security measures on Wednesday, but took no steps to tighten gun control laws a month after a Florida high school...
South Dakota urges Supreme Court to click ‘buy’ on internet sales tax

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Mar 13, 2018

The woman walked into Cash Hogen’s hardware store last fall to ask a single question about a KitchenAid mixer on display: What did the manufacturer call that color scheme? “Tangerine,” replied Hogen. And with that, the...
Syria War: Syrian government forces poised to slice eastern Ghouta in two

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Mar 8, 2018

Syria’s army is poised to slice rebel-held eastern Ghouta in two as forces advancing from the east link up with troops at its western edge, a pro-Damascus commander said on Thursday, piling more pressure on the...
China warns of ‘necessary response’ in event of trade war with U.S.

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Mar 8, 2018

China will respond as necessary in the event of a trade war with the United States, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday, while warning that such a war would only harm all sides. U.S. President...
Oregon man, 20, sues Walmart, Dick’s over raising gun-buying age

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Mar 7, 2018

A 20-year-old Oregon man has sued Walmart Inc and Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. challenging their decisions to stop selling firearms to people under 21 following the Florida high school shooting massacre, an Oregon newspaper reported. A...
South Korea’s Moon says sanctions on North to stay, too early to be optimistic

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Mar 7, 2018

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday sanctions on North Korea will not be eased for the sake of a summit between the two sides as Chinese state media repeated Beijing’s line that talks are...
China defends hike in military spending as proportionate and low

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Mar 6, 2018

China’s increase in military spending for 2018, the biggest rise in three years, was proportionate and low, and Beijing had not been goaded into an arms race with the United States, state media said on Tuesday....
Melania Trump facing questions over how she won ‘Einstein visa’ to enter US

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Mar 4, 2018

In 2000, Melania Knauss, a Slovenian model dating Donald Trump, began petitioning the government for the right to permanently reside in the United States under a programme reserved for people with “extraordinary ability.” Knauss’ credentials included runway shows in Europe, a...